Ratings & Reviews

Rating Breakdown

70%

(435 Reviews)

25%

(154 Reviews)

4%

(25 Reviews)

1%

(8 Reviews)

0%

(3 Reviews)

Call Quality:

4.6

Picture Quality:

4.7

Battery Life:

3.9

Value for Price:

4.4

Sound Quality:

4.5

The iPhone 4S features a powerful dual-core A5 chip with faster graphics for browsing the Web, switching between apps, gaming and more. The 8.0MP camera boasts advanced optics and shoots 1080p HD video. Ask Siri, a voice-activated intelligent assistant, to make calls, send texts, set reminders and more. Features the iOS 5 operating system with its easy-to-use interface, rock-solid stability and extended battery life. Use with iCloud to store your digital content and wirelessly push it to all your devices.

Requires a voice plan and a data package.

Early termination fee of $350.

Product Features

iOS 5 operating system

Easy-to-use multi-touch interface with Twitter integration, messages with iMessage, reminders and notification center; efficient power management for outstanding battery life even while multitasking.

Dual-core A5 chip

Two powerful cores and fast graphics make for fast Web browsing, launching of apps and better performance of graphics-intensive apps; delivers outstanding battery life.

Services

Best Buy Customer Reviews

Love This

5

Posted by: MewKat from on 12/17/2014I love this phone. It has a sleek look and integrates well with all of my other Apple products. The only downside is that the memory fills up fast if you are not careful.

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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great phone at a great price

4

Posted by: renee1262 from on 10/27/2014I bought this phone and it works great and the price was fantastic.

5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

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Nice phone

5

Posted by: DScottB from on 10/03/2014Have had this for about a year. Very nice phone. If you don't need the newest phone, this one has many great features.

4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

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If you're looking for a good phone!

3

Posted by: IPHONELOVER123 from on 09/29/2014Getting a new phone is always exciting and makes you feel so good! A nice new clean and unscratched screen, for there is a thrill you get for getting one. It feels like I have had my phone forever, a year and eleven months, so overall I guess it hasn't been that long.I have had the IPhone 4s for almost two years now, and there are days when I love it and when I hate it. But in just one more month I am able to get a new phone. Mainly because every two years, with a contract with Verizon, you are able to get a new phone. So you could have the newer technology and the newer product. But overall I think that the IPhone 4s isn't a horrible phone.
Three years ago when I had my first phone, it was slow and was always turning off. It was the Octane from Verizon and it was sort of nice for a little bit but it was not a phone that was meant to last for a few years. It was always turning off and wouldn’t turn back on. I would beg my parents for days and almost weeks to just get new phone and my birthday was coming soon so fingers crossed I was hoping that I would be able to get a new one.
Getting surprised by my parents that I got the IPhone 4s for my birthday, was the best surprise I had in awhile. It is nice and small like me who has small hands. It's nice to have a phone that isn't the size of a tablet like some of the phones now. A pro would be that it is easy to use since you just have to download apps for everything. I take extremely good care of my phone so I have no creaks or my screen isn't shattered but it does for some people if they don’t take care of their phone that well. And if you don’t take care of the screen then yes its cracks easily. The camera is wonderful as well and depending on how many GB you have, it can store a lot of photos. The touch screen is very accurate and doesn't act up on you compared to some of the other phones. Another wonderful thing about the IPhone 4s is that there are many different cases you can get to make the phone more like you, even if it only comes in black and white. I have many cases and most of them you can't even tell that I have the black one. It has Siri which is a built-in "intelligent assistant" that helps to speak voice commands in order to operate the mobile device and its apps. Users can speak commands -- and receive audible confirmation from Siri -- to send messages, place calls, set reminders, changing music, Facebook status updates, tweets, note-taking Web searching and similar operations. and more. It helps so that you don't have to use your hands, which can be very useful at times when you don't have the time to unlock your phone and type in all the information.
But the 4s is definitely not a perfect phone. And that is why Apple has made a lot of other phones to fix the problems in the 4s. The battery life on the IPhone 4s is not so good at all. My battery gets worse as it gets older. It dies so quickly and will drain the battery even if you aren't using the phone. I have to charge my phone a few times a day so that I won't have a dead phone when I really need it. It is very slow as well. The phone will also randomly shut off if the battery get to like 20% sometimes. It is a weird fluke. It takes a while to open some apps and then other times it will just quit out of apps or just turn off. Also the screen is a bit small to be able to read like text messages, emails, or an online website. But for a teenager, it is a great phone. The one thing that I’m pretty sure is the biggest problem for the 4s would be the battery life. The battery life is not good at all, and my phone dies so fast. It might be because if you use a lot of you storage but still the battery shouldn't have to be bad just because your phone can only hold so much.
But for someone who doesn't have to type emails much or type a lot, the keyboard is manageable for me. Since all I really need it to text my friends. But having such a small screen it would be hard for some people to type a lot on there and not get frustrated because they keep hitting or lightly tapping the wrong letter.
Overall the Iphone 4s is a phone that is alright for a year but after that it would be nice to have an upgrade. But because it is such an older model, the price is definitely cheaper. Something that has better and newer technology. It is a pretty solid phone.

4 out of 5 found this review helpful.

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Great

5

Posted by: Crashtesttotal from on 03/10/2014Have hade plenty of smart phones. Always having problems with them freezing . Or shutting down just when you need it most . I phone is great even though you have to buy almost every app song and ring tone . MP3 rocket works real well with I tunes. Next best phone was my Evo 3D

6 out of 8 found this review helpful.

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Great phone for anyone

5

Posted by: ericposton from United States on 02/23/2014The iPhone 4S is an excellent phone for any person. I purchased my IPhone almost two years ago and have had very few problems. Any problems I face were quickly corrected by my carrier or Apple.
This phone is terrific for anyone looking for a good smartphone to surf the Internet or send email on the go. The quality of the camera is great as the iPhone 4S takes better photos than my current digital camera that I own. In addition to a smartphone, it has served as a great camera for me also.
One issue I have faced with the phone is battery life. The battery does tend to drain quickly, but it depends on how much the phone is used. Battery life will last longer if you are just placing calls and sending text messages. I have found the battery tends to drain much quicker when surfing the Internet for long periods of time.
Overall, the iPhone 4S is a great phone and I think you will be very pleased if you decide to purchase one. (EP)

Age : 18-24

Phone size: : Just right

7 out of 7 found this review helpful.

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I love my iphone 4s!

5

Posted by: alitop from Riverdale NJ on 10/16/2013I absolutely love my iphone 4s!! This is my first smartphone, so I am in love with being able to do anything on it. Before I got an iphone I had an ipad, which I did and still do love. But I found out my iphone is basically a mini-ipad with a phone, and I can do everything on it as well. So cool! Also, my iphone has bascially replaced by camera. It takes such good pictures and I can upload them to websites or e-mail them right away. It's very convenient! The only thing I don't love so much is the battery life. If I start in the morning with 100% by the time I get to bedtime i'm usually within 20% left, depending how much I used it that day. Closing out the certainly helps, but I wish I didn't have to charge it every night. But regardless, I still love it and I am so happy I got it!

Age : 25-34

Phone size: : Just right

10 out of 10 found this review helpful.

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great phone

5

Posted by: 13trainer from Fremont, CA on 10/13/2013I love this phone....It's easy to use, and has a lot of functionality. I wish Apple had stayed with this size vs. going to thinner phone.

Age : 55-64

Phone size: : Just right

8 out of 8 found this review helpful.

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Awesome Service through Verizon at Best Buy, too

4

Posted by: DebbieGT from Virginia Beach, VA on 10/08/2013Love the Iphone and great way to purchase, at BestBuy--phone was on sale $50 less than at Verizon. Sales staff very knowledgeable.

Age : 35-44

Phone size: : Just right

3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

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Pretty much what I expected.

4

Posted by: Madweezer from on 10/06/2013Bought it as a replacement due to change in provider. Knew what to expect. Got what I expected. Good phone.